what do women want and what are their big frustrations here in the country? we go behind the vail. the live coverage continues here out front live from teheran tomorrow. look forward to seeing you then. until then, ac 360 starts right until then, ac 360 starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> colorado wildfires and brutal weather and tonight, it will make your blood boil but you got to see it to believe it. few cancer charities taken hundreds of millions of dollars in donations, we found out what they are really doing with your money and not helping the people in need. later, he is on the most wanted list with osama bin laden and harder to find. he's in court back in boston, a terrifying mop boss and 19 families are mourning the loved ones he's accused of murdering. we begin with the breaking news of the fires that turned thousands of acres in colorado and hundreds of homes to ashes. the worst wildfires in state

history. the flames have also sent tens of thousands of people fleeing. >> reporter: colorado's black forest fire is growing and now deadly claiming two lives. the number of homes destroyed by colorado's black forest fire in less than 24 hours has more than tripled. it's the deadliest in state history and officials say it's far from done. jack hitton was one of many to get the bad news. >> when you hear a total loss, you go numb. we look at each other and cried a little bit and we just try to decide what is next. >> reporter: but the racing flames are consuming homes faster than officials can keep track even burning where previously spared. >> homes we knew were standing yesterday i personally witnessed go down last night. >> reporter: many evacuees could

wonder what they will find once they are allowed to go home. >> it is what it is. so i either have a house or i don't. there is nothing i can do about that. >> reporter: black forest is a type one fire, the worst there is making it a national priority. already thousands have been forceed to evacuate with more joining them daily as the ev evacuation zone continues to grow. hundreds of firefighters struggle against 30 to 35 mile per hour winds that force the winds in ever changing directions. helicopters and military planes drop water and flame retardant and black forest is one of three fires skoshlgicorching colorado. the other fire, 20 structures have been destroyed and a suspension bridge damaged. while a lightning sparked fire burns hundreds of acres in rocky mountain national park. weather forecasters predict no end to the conditions feeding

the fairs or the heartache the flames continue to bring. >> images are stunning. you've been talking with fire commanders, what will take to stop these fires, particularly that black forest fire? >> reporter: a change of the weather and specifically, it's got to take the dropping of the winds. they say that's the biggest problem they are dealing with right now. it's a huge problem because the winds keep shifting and with it, of course, the flames and unpredictable when it gets into the certain areas like the valleys. that's the biggest problem. the wind has to die down and on top of that, temperatures have to go down, humidity levels have to come up. nature is controlling everything right now, anderson. >> it's been a year since the previous record of worst fires. are they increasing because of the drought? >> reporter: they are, they are increasing and that's a worry for anyone living on the front range here. it's a significant problem. waldon fire was 346 homes destroyed at that point.

many people said it will be a long time before we're threatened that bad. it wasn't a long time. it was less than a year. i covered that fire and authorities here are facing something even worse and the problem is 346 is where that fire ended. this one is still going and ramping up. the problem is drought, as you mentioned, the other problem is this a a very popular area. people love to live here. more have come. the other problem is a lot of these homes are built into the trees they love but are so dangerous right now. >> what is the answer, more firefighters, equipment? what? >> reporter: you know, the fire officials say that there are times and conditions where it wouldn't matter what you have, and we're in those conditions right now. they say you could have a fire engine on every street. they could not have stopped these flames. it's not more equipment, people, and aircraft. it's basically going to require a change of lifestyle. homes have to be built differently, codes toughened, fire resistance will have to be

built in and will take years to bring aabobout but it has to be mind set. >> flames coming fast, they packed up the computer, baby album, got themselves and their 20 month old to safety. the home was destroyed. they watched it burn on the news from a local fire station, unbelievable. janette, christian, i'm so sorry. how are you both holding upright now? >> we've had a couple days to process. we knew on tuesday, we saw it live on tv. so, you know, with 4 ho8 hours think about it and deal with insurance and everything, we've got a refreshed state of mind. >> janette -- >> we have a lot of friends and family supporting us. >> you have a lot of friends and family supporting you. janette, you got home when you saw the smoke. what do you do in that situation? >> i went to see what it was because i wasn't sure what it -- if it was very big, and when i

got out there, i realized it was probably bigger than something i should deal with, so that's when i dialled 911, ran home and called christian. he lives -- or he works very close to our home. he raced home. we literally had five minutes and we left because it was -- the flames were there. >> five minutes, what do you -- what do you take? what do you grab? >> the first thing i grabbed was the baby album, then i grabbed our personal computer because all of our pictures are on that computer. we grabbed the fire box which houses our passports, social security cards and that was it. we had to leave. >> thank goodness you had a fire box. that was incredibly smart and well-prepared. christian when you got home and saw how close the fire was, what first went through your mind? >> i didn't actually see the flames like janette did. i saw the smoke bearing down and i was freaked. you can't describe what goes through your mind.

>> janette, you wouldn't be allowed back in your home but you saw it burning on television. i can't imagine anything worse than that. >> yeah, it was probably the worst thing i've ever seen in my life. you have that moment where you say is that really my house? but we knew it was, however, now i'm grateful that i know. a lot of people here just don't know and we are able to process it because we know where we stand. unfortunately, we saw it 50 times over and over and over on the news but at least we know. >> christian, what do you do now? i mean, how do you pick up and move forward? you said you had time to process this, but how do you start picking up the pieces? >> one minute at a time. >> we don't know yet. >> yeah, at this point, you know, we have no idea of the status of our property, if it's -- you know, if all our trees are completely burned down

or, you know, if it's something we can rebuild on -- >> we're focused right now on our friends and family that are still -- our friends and neighbors still impacted by this fire. it's a completely out of control situation, and i really am worried about the people around us, the people we care about and our community, and i think that's what we're trying to focus on right now, and we'll figure out where we head tomorrow. >> well, you're good neighbors and i appreciate you talking to us and again, i'm so sorry for your loss of your house and thank you for taking the time to talk with us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> as you can see from the wind there from the report, the weather plainly making things tough for firefighters, as well well as dangerous storms. i want to check on chad myers in the weather system, chad. >> to hear the microphone blowing in the wind and see that shirt blowing gives you an idea of what the wind is like there. it's not only windy but dry. the relative humidity was down

to 9%. you walk outside in and your wet hair will dry in five seconds. it's the dry air out of the mountain. denver up into the 80s, colorado 82, 83 and colorado springs and winds south to southeast at 20 miles an hour and doesn't get better tomorrow. it does on the weekend a little bit. it gets a little better. temperatures cool down a bit and winds down to about 15. but still a 15-mile per hour wind pushes oxygen into the fire and the fire continues to go. saturday, sunday, 82, 83, 86, 84. we're not talking about places in the mountains, either. they happen in the mountains. this is not even in the foothills, just north and east of colorado springs, you drive up, as you go up i 29, 25 you see it right there. we're seeing windy conditions for the next couple days, thursday, friday, saturday, wind gusts 35, 35 miles an hour.

we watched today, a big storm rolled through washington d.c. into baltimore and rock well, laurel, not major damage but trees down. at a time 500,000 people without power. prospective. here is atlanta, georgia right now and this weather is right into the city here. i don't know if i can even see this next picture, but it's back here behind me somewhere. let me see if i can find it. that's what atlanta looks like now. that's the picture from the top of our building rocking back and forth, wind guests about 60 to 70 miles per hour and a tornado warning for a time up near and just north here 15 or 20 miles north of the city and the rain and across the area still for tonight and into late night tomorrow. it is going to be a brutal spot and into mississippi and if you have a emergency weather leave it on or turn it on or program

it. sometimes not the easiest thing to program. please do it because there could be wind, flooding but still not over for a lot of people in the southeast. anderson? >> chad, thanks very much. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter at anderson cooper. syria has been using tear gas on it's own people. so tonight, the question what exactly changes and how deeply involved is america going to get in syria? keeping an honest report, if you're a regular viewer of this program you know we expose charities that abuse and squaun squander the hundreds of dollars you donate. we've never seen any charities like these, alleged cancer charities. we'll show you them ahead. i'm the next american success story. working for a company where over seventy-five percent of store management started as hourly associates. there's opportunity here. i can use

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more breaking news tonight, president obama called it a red line, a game changer, solid evidence syria is using chemical evidence against their own people or has. they have that evidence and are acting it sending support to the counsel quote different in scope and scale end quote than before. so a lot of questions, how was this decision reached and the timing of it, what happens next and what are the complications. here with answers john king, chief international co correspondent. what do you make of this. >> the president came to the conclusion the alleys have come to, that chemical weapons have

been used 100 to 150, not by the rebels. the british and french made that interview weeks ago and his doctors on the ground that told us about their tests, body samples, soil samples that prove that it has been used. why is he doing it now? i think he'll be meeting with a lot of these leaders during the g 8 plus they are freaked out and should be that iran has gone in and basically captured near homes that the rebels had that was able to supply them and they are concerned the out side regime will go against alepo. he is concerned about the head of the military counsel on the ground in syria. they are very worried that the whole ground shifted and he's on the verge of potentially of winning but they need much more than what ben roads did not outline. we don't know what they are get

sg . >> what do you make of the timing of this? coincidence? >> no, anderson, they are ringing their hands for weeks after our alleys have been clear they believe this is the case. we know that the u.s. military had gotten planning orders, that doesn't mean they will act. it was clear a year ago the u.s. military was playing for a no-fly zone and chemical depots. the question becomes did they wait until they had made internally a decision not one they are yet prepareed to announce about what actions they are willing to take as a result of the crossing of the red line, otherwise it's incomprehensible. >> in terms of what actions they are willing to take, they haven't gone into many specifics today on a call and other than, you know, arming the opposition, what -- i mean, there is a lot of details that need to be worked out, what that would mean. >> a lot of details that need to be worked out, anderson and once you get in in a limited way, if

the situation on the ground continues to deteruate, administration is careful about the details but i'm told tonight that there is now, is, not will be, is direct u.s. military assistance on the ground in syria, something that did not exist if we were having this conversation just a few days ago. as to exactly what that is, who it's going to, administration is not prepareed to talk about that as yet. some members of congress have been briefed on this. we'll hear from the president about this if not tomorrow within several days because they understand the white house now once they decided to step across this red line, if you will with the asid regime, what they are prepared to do and not to do. >> who they are repaired to give this -- >> they know. this is a sierran opposition, they know who they are giving weapons to and they need to

bolster it. who is getting the weapon sns extremist ed from wherever they can get them f. you want influence and back the people you know and may be friendly to you afterwards, you got to get in there and help them. right now they are telling me they have ak-47s and not much else. air power, helicopter power and we seen the result plus ground troops, shot troops supported by iran. it is a very unbalanced situation. >> there is a lot of americans who do not want to see the u.s. get involved military again in the middle east given afghanistan and iraq. is this a potential? >> look, anderson, there is no question because what people must understand is the proxy nature of what is going on. you not only have extremists in the front and you've got the rebels fighting and trying to just survive at this point, you also have iranian influence there. you've got the russiaens --

>> the divisions as well. i mean there is allo whites -- >> developed by the force of inaction. the force of inaction created what we're seeing on the ground now. all the scar tactics, all the worst-case scenarios, administration and others talked about, some legitimate obviously have happened by force of inaction because the ground has been cemented with the outside regime having the majority of the fire power and manpower and the rebels being basically left alone until the extremists come in and get their weapons from the kinds of people i or you or administration wants to see. >> say asad is over thrown, then what happens? >> there that is a big question, but the fact we're having this conver station shows how much the coin flipped. for machine than a year the president of the united states said it's not a question if asid

will fall but when. administration knows asid regained the upper hand which complicates things here. none of the choices here are good. they say they range from bad to worse to very worse. you have a proxy situation, iran is invested, look at the map of this neighborhood. when you look at it you think it can't get worse and it does. the president right now is making an investment and the question is how deep is he willing to go? how much support is he willing to give? and when he sits down with those leaders at g 8 how much more at the brits, the french, willing to do? the president by making this investment increases his personal stake and responsibility. >> thank you. one quick note, while ben roads was briefing the media on syria, president obama was speaking on

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year-long investigation with the tampa bay times shows a small but aggressive segment of the charity world seems to care little about helping others. instead, it generates six-figure salaries for people that run them and feed as multi-billion-dollar facility that only cares about profit and what we also found out is no matter how blatant the scam, nobody seems to be going after them. drew giriffin tonight keeping them honest. >> reporter: drive down these country roads in knoxville, tennessee you'll find a family of cancer charities that return lavish salaries to the owners but according to their tax records donate very little to dying cancer patients and the last thing the people running this charity do is answer questions. >> don't -- don't turn your camera on me. okay? >> reporter: across the country in mesa, arizona, another out

post of it. it's called the breast cancer society. it's ceo and executive director, the man escaping in the truck, james reynolds jr. >> excuse me, sir, mr. reynolds, hey, excuse me, mr. reynolds, right here, buddy, mr. reynolds, hi, hi, can you stop for a second? where you going mr. reynolds? mr. reynolds. back in knoxville there is another cancer charity, the children's cancer fund of america, and this one run by yet another member of the family, rose perkins. hi, is rose perkins in? >> she's not available and not doing interviews. >> reporter: why isn't she doing interviews? she's running a charity for kids with cancer. that seems like a good idea. >> she's not doing interviews. >> reporter: can you tell me what you guys do, any positive things you can do with the money you collect? >> you can send your questions to her e-mail. >> reporter: okay. ma what is that e-mail.

>> and we'll answer it. >> reporter: if you asked us for money what would you say you do with our money? >> we help children with cancer. >> reporter: how do you do that? >> what do you mean? we provide them financial assistance. >> reporter: and -- >> if you have any questions send them to her e-mail. >> reporter: my question -- rose perkins did e-mail us and tells us her charity has a clear conscience because they feel they are making a difference in people's lives but said an interview is not something we can consider. that may be because of the questions we'd like to ask her and the other members of her extended family who are essentially making a living on your donations. rose perkins, the ceo of the children's cancer fund is paid $227,442 a year. her ex-husband james reynolds senior is president and ceo of cancer fund of america.

he gets paid $236,815 and james reynolds jr., president and ceo of the breast cancer society has a salary of $261,609. it's money that comes from donors like you who in 2011 sent these three charities $26 million in cash. how much of those donations actually went to helping cancer patients? according to the charity's own tax records, about 2% in cash. example, the cancer fund of america raised $6 million through it's fundraising campaign in 2011 and gave away just $14,940 in cash. but that is not what you would hear from the telemarketers run by james reynold senior. >> how much of my $10 would

go -- who is this to? >> cancer funds. 100%. we purchase medical supplies for the cancer patients. we also do the hospice care for the terminally ill and supply medical supplies all over the united states. >> but how much of my $10 will go -- >> it goes all directly. i'm calling from the charity. >> that's great, then. >> reporter: according to the attorney general's office that gave us these recordings, those phone call statements are one great big lie. the callers were telemarketers being paid to make the call. the state of iowa fined the telemarketing company $35,000 for making false representations. as for donations of other charities, the cancer fund of america claimed on the 2011 tax filings, it sent $761,000 in so-call so-called gifts in kind, not

actually cash, to churches, some hospitals and other programs around the country. when we called or e-mailed those other charities to check, many of them said they did get something, things like these supplies. but several of the groups told us they never heard of the cancer fund of america or don't remember getting a thing. the cancer fund also takes credit for serving as a middleman, brokering transfer of another $16 million worth of gifts in kind to individuals and other charities, many of them overseas. those contributions double up both as revenue and donations on the same tax forms. back at the cancer fund of america's corporate office, even the chief financial officer, who by the way has a salary of $121,000 count explain what was happening. >> we just have all these -- mississippi medical center.

barco oncology institute. >> reporter: the him is james reynolds senior. the founder who finally told us in an e-mail, his boy thought it unwise to talk to cnn. even though in a different e-mail he called the news of phantom donations quote most disturbing. as for his son, james reynolds jr. and his charity in arizona. >> hey, how are you? >> the camera needs to stay outside. >> can he stay there? is mr. reynolds here? >> i'm sorry, he's not here right now. >> reporter: the public relations officer for the breast cancer society married to james reynolds jr. sent us e-mails said the guiding mission is to provide relief from those who suffer from the effects of breast cancer and we made a difference in the lives of tens of thousands of men and women. but declined our request for an on-camera interview and when our camera found james reynolds jr.,

he made sure we got the message with a single finger solute. >> drew, this is just unbelievable. i mean, you've done so much great reporting on this charities that are scams. these people's faces i feel like should be put on t-shirts and people should see they are faces and know their names because what they are doing is horrific. the fact they are running away like cockroaches from your cameras is all you need to know. if you're asking for people's money and running a charity, you should have nothing to hide. it's unbelievable to me. what is your estimate on how much cancer patients and some community groups actually did receive from the cancer fund of america and these other chari chariti charities? >> we took a look at these tax records and center for investigative reporting and tampa bay times, anderson, we think it's just about 2%. think of it, you give one of

these charities a dollar, they will give 2 cents in good to somebody out there, and that's just kind of our best guess of this. it's ridiculous. >> and the fact that it's like fathers and ex-wives and the girlfriends and brothers, i mean, this is just insane. these people are probably living it up in country clubs in the communities and i bet people in the community have no idea of what they are doing and people they are socializing with. these people should be, you know, put on posters i feel like. are regulators concerned because it seems like they should be? >> look, you and i have been doing these stories, anderson, for a year and a half. we do know, we have a source with direct knowledge that says cancer fund of america leaders have been deposed in part of a multi-state review of these charities by various state agencies, but let's be honest, we've been laying this out for a year and a half.

we had interest from the senate finance committee. i'm coming from cincinnati where irs workers had time to review applications for tea party groups but nothing seems to get done when we lay it all out. we and our partners have a list of the 50 worst charities in america on our website and we're showing you how bad it is. i just don't understand why no one in government, whether it be state or federal, can do anything to stop this. >> do we have still photos? control room, do we have still photos of these people? put it up. i want to look at these people again and say their names. james reynolds jr. there on the left, james reynolds, sr. and rose perkins. these people are running away like in the old 60 minutes piece and mike wallace walks into a garage and people run away. why are y'all running away like

cockroaches. if you don't want to talk to drew, talk to me any time, anywhere. i'll come down and meet you if you don't want to talk to drew. we'll stay on this. thank you. incredible. at 83 years old. the boston mom boss james whitney bulger plus potentially damaging testimony in the michael jackson wrongful death trial. what executives from the parent company are saying about the pop star just days before his death. [ male announcer ] this is betsy.

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crime and punishment, day two in the trial of whitney bulger. charged with crimes he committed decades ago in south boston. they describe bulger has a hands-on killer that did his own dirty work. he is charged in 19 murders. we trace bulger's path. >> whoever would have guessed this bright-eyed blonde hair teenager would grow up to be one of the most notorious gangsters

of all time. born in 1929 james bulger was a fitness buff whose platinum hair earned him the nickname whitety. it wasn't until his 20s that he started robbing banks and cu. he wanted to be seen as an honorable criminal. the robin hood of south boston. he would cruise the neighborhood offering rides to elderly. >> when people would sit around saying he's out there, he's a robber, criminal. the women would say that jimmy, bulger, he's a noise boy. >> reporter: a nice boy with a nose for trouble. in the 1950s he was sent to federal prison for bank robbery and transferred. after his release in 1965 bulger became a top lieutenant in the winter hill gang and began to solidify his reputation as a vicious gangster. >> nothing happened inside

boston without whitety's blessing and people were terrified. >> reporter: terrified because bulger was considered a cold-blooded killer. after he and his partner gained control of the winter hill gang in 1979, bulger allegedly took part in 19 murders, including these two women who may have known his secret. whitety was working with the fbi. kevin weekes was bulger's right-hand man. >> they were killed and then their teeth were pulled to prevent the identification. >> reporter: bulger denies harming those women and denies ever helping the fbi but in 1997 the boston globe revealed he had been working with fbi agent john conley since 1975. it may have worked to his advantage, if someone went to the fbi with information about whitety, he heard about it and those people got killed. >> this is about a corrupt

relationship with the fbi. the government tried to hang it on one agent and make him the scrape goat but we seen files that show the fbi and justice department at very high levels knew he was a suspect in murders, at least four murders just in a two-year span and continued to use him as an fbi inform pant. >> reporter: conly was prosecuted for racketeering. other members of the gang said he agreed to leak information to him and his partner as a favor. they grew up together in south boston. whether or not bulger was using information he gained from the fbi to take out his enemies, while the fbi was protecting him will be a key issue at his trial. in 1995 when investigators decided to indict bulger, it was john conley who warned him giving him time to skip town.

he fled boston and later joined by his girlfriend and managed to disappear. after tips and alleged whitty spottings all over the world they settled into a modest apartment in santa monica. they paid rent in cash and neighbors knew them as a retired couple charlie and carol gasco. for 16 years they avoided capture but in 2011 investigators got the break they needed, thanks to a national adam pain spotlighting whitty's girlfriend. >> have you seen this woman? the i is offering $100,000 for tips leading to her whereabouts. >> reporter: cnn broadcast a story about the ad and a former beauty queen recognized greig. she lived in the same neighborhood as grieg and bulger. after brief surveillance to confirm the tip, agents moved in. after all those years on the run, finally, at 81 james whitty

bulger was in custody. >> we captured a man notorious in boston and around the world. >> reporter: inside the couple's apartment agents found more than $800,000 in cash, stuffed into the walls. in 2012, kathryn grieg was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping whitey. >> she was in live with mr. bulger and certainly a person that does not regret what she did in living her life with him. >> reporter: now, it's whitey bulger's turn. >> the two things he most wants to prove at trial is he was not an fbi inform pant and wants to prove he did not strangle two women among the 19 victims he's accused of killing and the reason for that is good bad guys don't strangle women and do not rat on their friends. >> reporter: whitey bulger's

defense team says he may take the stand but not before jurors spend the next few months listening to testimony from law enforcement and henchmen who want to see their former crime boss pay. randy kay, cnn atlanta. >> incredible history. covering the trial, she was in the courtroom today and joins us from boston. what was it like in the courtroom and how does this guy appear to you? >> reporter: yeah, it's so fascinating because you have to remember this is a man that spend decades trying to avoid the spotlight and now he's completely exposed. he sits in the center of the courtroom between the witness box and the jury. he never moves. he barely moves. he just sits, looks straight ahead. he never acknowledges the witnesses. he never looks back. he looks at the monitor and switches out glasses now and then. he sits there. i only saw him move when prosecutors introduced weapons, a mag 10 pistol with a silencer

more than 12 inches long. that's the only time i saw him turn his head but he's listening to the crimes he's been accused of and the evidence against him. he barely moves, anderson. >> if he did take the stand, those surveillance videos of him from 30 years ago are interesting to look at. they were played in court today, yes? >> reporter: they were. that's another interesting point. these are surveillance videos taken 30 years ago when whitey bulger was at the height of his crimes. it's important those who are italian because he said he couldn't have been an inform pant and you see him in phone booths placing calls and whether he knew until he was arrested that those videos existed because he thought he had the lock on making sure when he was being investigated, when he was being watched, there was no evidence of that. >> thanks very much. coming up, testimony in the michael jackson wrongful death

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tonight, randy kay is here with the 360. >> anderson, testimony in the michael jackson wrongful death trial reveal that had his concert promoter, ceo wrote to another executive that jackson was having a mental break down days before his death and that executive replied asking it was preshow nerves bad or get a stray jacket call our insurance carrier bad? jackson's family said the company ignored red flags pressuring jackson to attend rehearsals for the comeback tour. the judge in the george zimmerman murder trial announced the jurors will be sequestered for the trial. jury selection underway for that trial. steven spielberg is warning about implosion. he say there is is a danger of several high budget films flopping and changing the peridime that could drive ticket prices way up. and a man accidently sold his wife's $23,000 wedding ring

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time now for the ridiculist and we're adding heavy metal haters. heavy metal songs about me like uptown girl and deny dancer before me, i anderson cooper are the subject of a soulful ballot. it's called anderson cooper and has an under stated charm like myself if i say so myself. the band's name is cryptic mo memmurs and it captures my essence. [ music playing ] >> take no wolf blitzer because i should be known as anderson cooper, i'm not sure that's a compliment but let's face it i've been called worse but if

you indulge me, sit back and get ready for another soothing clip from my theme song. [ music playing ] >> does face rhyme with hurricanes? it's the musical equivalent of a warm bath. i sometimes sit in the middle of hurricanes. sometimes i have an annoyed look on my face. thank you very much. i can't get mad because this song is making me feel so warm and cozy. you have to soak in more of it. [ music playing ] >> yeah, yeah, thank you, thank you. all these years i've been waiting for someone to come along and vouch for my hardiness chops and the folks at cryptic murmurs are reminding everybody

i never once lost my composure accept when i laugh uncontrollably like a little girl. we won't play that clip again but let's check in with cryptic murmur and see what they have to see about me, perhaps my nose for news or cryptic coat. i stole my hair from the main of a pegasus. do not trip me up with references to greek mythology. by degree, i mean i googled what pegasus is and second of all, what are they talking about? okay. whatever. that pegasus wishes he had my hair not to mention my blue eyes but no worries cryptic murmurs thank you for your tribute and my side bored body will allow me to feel emotions and for you heavy metal haters, look that stern look off your face or you won't get invited to the party back stage on ridiculist. we'll see you at 10:00 p.m.

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